Evolution Evidence Review (8th Grade)

What process states that younger rocks lie above older rocks in layers

Which statement is true

What are the remains or imprints of organisms that are preserved by geologic processes called

This shows when organisms first appeared and the order they appeared in

What happens during radiometric decay?

In a human, the appendix, tail bone, and wisdom teeth are all called

The _____ includes all known fossils and their placement in rock or their age

Which is NOT a way to prove the Theory of Evolution

What does absolute dating measure?

What can the study of fossils provide evidence of

True or False: Fossils are the only way to prove the theory of evolution

Which method determines the age of objects or events in relation to other objects or events?

Similar structures in different species that have a different function are called

This picture demonstrates_

What does relative dating tell geologists?

Mountains, Valleys, and bodies of water can cause

If you see a rock with the lines of a shell in it, it has become fossilized as a/n

When an organism becomes a fossil by being covered in amber or ice, the process is called

Which of the following statements about dating rocks is true

Definition: In early development, vertebrates look similar because they share an ancestor

The science of the development of embryos is called

Comparing human arms and chicken wings is referred to as

Scientists who study fossils and past life are called

The time needed for half of a radioactive material to decay is called

What do modern-day scientists believe about geologic change

True or False: The fossil record has gaps because not all species become fossilized

In the process of radioactive decay, what is the unstable radioactive isotope called

What is the correct order of "1 bone -2 bones - fingers structure of humans and chickens.

What are 3 ways a population can get geographically isolated

Pharyngeal pouches form _____ in fish and ______ in humans

The Earth is about ___ years old

Fossils are usually found with